Alternative Lawns

Date: Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025 5:30 p.m.

Location: Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, 50309

Event Information

Description

Learn the basics on planning, planting and maintaining a pollinator lawn with Stephanie Harrington, Natural Resource Program Coordinator from ISU Polk County Extension and Outreach. Reduce lawn maintenance while supporting pollinators and increasing the diversity in your home landscape! Learn about types of alternative lawns, pollinator lawn installation, ecological benefits, alternative ground cover species and companion host plants for various pollinators. Attendees leave equipped with resources for starting their pollinator lawn and a seed sample for starting a 20-square-foot area of "bee lawn." Once installed with a pollinator host plant, homeowners can register their pollinator lawn with Plant.Grow.Fly. Registration required. Ages 12+.

Neighborhoods

Historic East Village

Host Organization

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Website

https://dmbotanicalgarden.com/event/alternative-lawns-4-3/

Pricing Information

$25.50 Members | $30 Nonmembers

Contact

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
marketing@dmbotanicalgarden.com